Democratic National Party

The City of San Diego was invited to submit a bid for the prestigious Democratic National Convention in 1988, but it will pass because it could be a "monumental embarrassment" if the waterfront convention center is not finished in time, City Manager Sylvester Murray said Thursday. A spokesman from Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington said San Diego was one of two dozen cities to receive a Feb. 12 form letter from Chairman Paul G. Kirk Jr.

Yah Lin "Charlie" Trie, the ex-Arkansas restaurant owner turned illegal fund-raiser, told disbelieving congressional Republicans on Wednesday that he thought he was only making "a U-turn" when he moved hundreds of thousands of dollars from overseas businessmen to the Democratic Party. He funneled the money through friends and associates because he "didn't want $100,000 contributions" with his name on them, Trie testified.

In a legally controversial boost to Michael Woo's campaign for mayor of Los Angeles, the Democratic National Committee has weighed in with more than $100,000 for mailers supporting the councilman, campaign spending records show. The action came just days after a state judge, citing a California constitutional ban on political party spending in nonpartisan municipal campaigns, blocked a promised $200,000 in expenditures for Woo by the state Democratic Party.

Newly obtained FBI documents show that Democratic fund-raiser Yah Lin "Charlie" Trie smuggled a wealthy Taiwan businessman using a false identity into the White House to meet President Clinton. The incident is among numerous revelations in a confidential summary of Trie's statements to federal investigators that are certain to reverberate during an increasingly contentious election-year debate over campaign finance abuses.

Newly obtained FBI documents show that Democratic fund-raiser Yah Lin "Charlie" Trie smuggled a wealthy Taiwan businessman using a false identity into the White House to meet President Clinton. The incident is among numerous revelations in a confidential summary of Trie's statements to federal investigators that are certain to reverberate during an increasingly contentious election-year debate over campaign finance abuses.

Yah Lin "Charlie" Trie, the ex-Arkansas restaurant owner turned illegal fund-raiser, told disbelieving congressional Republicans on Wednesday that he thought he was only making "a U-turn" when he moved hundreds of thousands of dollars from overseas businessmen to the Democratic Party. He funneled the money through friends and associates because he "didn't want $100,000 contributions" with his name on them, Trie testified.

A federal judge threw out much of the government's case against Thai American businesswoman Pauline Kanchanalak, delivering the latest in a series of legal blows to Atty. Gen. Janet Reno's campaign finance investigation. The ruling Thursday by U.S. District Judge Paul L.

Former Democratic fund-raiser Yah Lin "Charlie" Trie went on trial Monday on charges of obstructing a congressional probe into how he helped finance the 1996 reelection campaign of President Clinton. A longtime friend of Clinton, Trie has pleaded not guilty to one count of hiding or destroying documents under subpoena by a U.S. Senate committee investigating 1996 campaign finance irregularities.

A woman who worked for President Clinton's friend, restaurant owner Yah Lin "Charlie" Trie, said her boss told her to get rid of documents sought by a Senate inquiry into campaign fund-raising. Testifying at Trie's trial in Little Rock, Ark., on obstruction of justice charges, Maria "Dia" Mapili said she spoke to Trie by phone after a U.S. marshal served a subpoena for records in 1997.

Democratic fund-raiser Yah Lin "Charlie" Trie pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges he obstructed a Senate campaign-finance investigation by ordering subpoenaed documents hidden. The former Little Rock restaurateur and longtime friend of President Clinton had no comment outside court and responded to a federal magistrate by saying only, "Not guilty, sir." Trie is accused of instructing a longtime employee to get rid of documents sought by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.

A woman who worked for President Clinton's friend, restaurant owner Yah Lin "Charlie" Trie, said her boss told her to get rid of documents sought by a Senate inquiry into campaign fund-raising. Testifying at Trie's trial in Little Rock, Ark., on obstruction of justice charges, Maria "Dia" Mapili said she spoke to Trie by phone after a U.S. marshal served a subpoena for records in 1997.

Former Democratic fund-raiser Yah Lin "Charlie" Trie went on trial Monday on charges of obstructing a congressional probe into how he helped finance the 1996 reelection campaign of President Clinton. A longtime friend of Clinton, Trie has pleaded not guilty to one count of hiding or destroying documents under subpoena by a U.S. Senate committee investigating 1996 campaign finance irregularities.

A federal judge threw out much of the government's case against Thai American businesswoman Pauline Kanchanalak, delivering the latest in a series of legal blows to Atty. Gen. Janet Reno's campaign finance investigation. The ruling Thursday by U.S. District Judge Paul L.

Federal prosecutors said Tuesday they will drop part of the criminal case against Democratic fund-raiser Yah Lin "Charlie" Trie, and a judge agreed to delay Trie's trial on charges related to the 1996 Clinton-Gore reelection campaign. Also Tuesday, another Clinton donor and fund-raiser, Pauline Kanchanalak, pleaded not guilty to a shortened list of federal charges related to her work for Democrats. Prosecutors dropped several charges against Kanchanalak and her sister-in-law last month.

Democratic fund-raiser Yah Lin "Charlie" Trie pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges he obstructed a Senate campaign-finance investigation by ordering subpoenaed documents hidden. The former Little Rock restaurateur and longtime friend of President Clinton had no comment outside court and responded to a federal magistrate by saying only, "Not guilty, sir." Trie is accused of instructing a longtime employee to get rid of documents sought by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.

Three days after surrendering to FBI agents, Yah Lin "Charlie" Trie, a central figure in the political fund-raising controversy, pleaded not guilty Thursday to 15 counts of conspiracy, fraud, obstruction of justice and election-law violations. Standing alongside his lawyers, Trie called out "not guilty" when U.S. District Judge Paul L. Friedman asked for his plea.

Federal prosecutors said Tuesday they will drop part of the criminal case against Democratic fund-raiser Yah Lin "Charlie" Trie, and a judge agreed to delay Trie's trial on charges related to the 1996 Clinton-Gore reelection campaign. Also Tuesday, another Clinton donor and fund-raiser, Pauline Kanchanalak, pleaded not guilty to a shortened list of federal charges related to her work for Democrats. Prosecutors dropped several charges against Kanchanalak and her sister-in-law last month.

Three days after surrendering to FBI agents, Yah Lin "Charlie" Trie, a central figure in the political fund-raising controversy, pleaded not guilty Thursday to 15 counts of conspiracy, fraud, obstruction of justice and election-law violations. Standing alongside his lawyers, Trie called out "not guilty" when U.S. District Judge Paul L. Friedman asked for his plea.

In a legally controversial boost to Michael Woo's campaign for mayor of Los Angeles, the Democratic National Committee has weighed in with more than $100,000 for mailers supporting the councilman, campaign spending records show. The action came just days after a state judge, citing a California constitutional ban on political party spending in nonpartisan municipal campaigns, blocked a promised $200,000 in expenditures for Woo by the state Democratic Party.

Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer stood amid a phalanx of kindred women candidates Tuesday, under a canopy of red, white and blue balloons, as Bill Clinton took the stage and faced a cheering crowd. "I'd be glad to be on Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer's coattails any day," Clinton said in saluting key-state Senate candidates. "We don't just need a new generation, we need a new gender of leadership."